Learning Express - Writing Skills Success 05 pptx

... applied for part - time jobs at theaters.  LE_WritingSkills4ed_[fin].indd 30LE_WritingSkills4ed_[fin].indd 30 3/11/09 10:12:43 AM3/11/09 10:12:43 AM WRITING SKILLS SUCCESS LE_WritingSkills4ed_[fin].indd ... States by LearningExpress, LLC, New York. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Writing skills success in 20 minutes a day. —4th ed. p. cm. Rev. ed. of: W...

Ngày tải lên: 18/03/2013, 01:45

... in order to deter- mine the best “solution.” Reasoning skills, which go hand-in-hand with critical thinking, ask you to base your decisions on facts, evidence, or logical conclu- sions. Critical ... and Reasoning Skills Are Important You will face (if you don’t already) situations on the job, at home, and at school that require critical think- ing and reasoning skills. By improving these...

Ngày tải lên: 05/10/2012, 09:48

... ed., 2001. Computer-Based Test vs. Paper-Based Test – WRITING – 109 Computer-Based TOEFL Exam The writing section is a mandatory part of the exam. Everyone taking the computer-based test must write ... write an essay reflects just how essential good writ- ing skills are to college success. While there are some differences between the computer-based writing test and the TWE exam, the...

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 15:20

... writing as con- vincing and strong as your opening argument is just as important. This lesson will help you to establish a persuasive tone and writ- ing style by choosing the best words and expressions ... examples contain the same factual infor- mation; however, the tones of the two state- ments differ. Example B sounds more convinc- ing because the language and the writing are stronger....

Ngày tải lên: 21/01/2014, 20:20

... Obviously, the reader knows that the writing is from your – USING POINT OF VIEW– 66 Often, by simply removing all personal pronouns and personal opinions from nonfic- tion writing, you can make your ideas ... more powerful and more likely to persuade the read- er. Let the readers be persuaded by the evi- dence you have gathered and the power of your writing, rather than telling them outrig...

Ngày tải lên: 21/01/2014, 20:20

... 2. STRUCTURE AND WRITING STYLE ■ Do your ideas and writing flow? ■ Are there smooth transitions from sen- tence to sentence, paragraph to para- graph, and from page to page? ■ Is ... avoid gloss- ing over these mistakes, it is a good idea to re- read your paper after the computer has run its check to make sure that you have used the cor- rect word in context. As old-fashioned ... out or ci...

Ngày tải lên: 21/01/2014, 20:20

... relationships. editor-in-chief jack-of-all-trades maid-of-all-work mother-in-law runner-up sister-in-law ■ Use a hyphen before elect and after vice, ex,or self. ex-President ex-teacher self-styled Senator-elect Vice-Admiral ■ Use ... examples. ■ With -s attorney + -s = attorneys ■ With -ed play + -ed = played ■ With -ing relay + -ing = relaying ■ With -ance annoy + -ance = annoyance ■ With -a...

Ngày tải lên: 23/07/2014, 12:20

... eighteen-year-olds are generally enthusiastic. b. voting was not a serious concern to eighteen- year-olds. c. eighteen-year-olds felt strongly that they should be allowed to vote. d. eighteen-year-olds ... structures LANGUAGE AND STYLE LESSON 11 A Matter of Perspective: Point of View 89 Purposes of first-, second-, and third-person writing LESSON 12 Diction: What’s in a Word? 95 Defining tone...

Ngày tải lên: 05/10/2012, 09:48

... LearningExpress ® ’s TOEFL ® [Test of English as a Foreign Language™] EXAM SUCCESS In Only 6 Steps! 2. The main idea of this passage is best expressed in which sentence? a. ... stated in the second sentence. – READING COMPREHENSION SKILLS – 36 LearningExpress ® ’s TOEFL ® [Test of English as a Foreign Language™] EXAM SUCCESS In Only 6 Steps! NEW YORK Elizabeth Chesla TOEFL® ... you real...

Ngày tải lên: 05/10/2012, 09:48

... relationships. editor-in-chief jack-of-all-trades maid-of-all-work mother-in-law runner-up sister-in-law ■ Use a hyphen before elect and after vice, ex,or self. ex-President ex-teacher self-styled Senator-elect Vice-Admiral ■ Use ... that begins with a vowel ■ With -ing change + -ing = changing ■ With -able argue + -able = arguable ■ With -ous virtue + -ous = virtuous ■ With -ity opportune +...

Ngày tải lên: 05/10/2012, 09:48